Mar 18, 2014

Easter

6 x 6" original oil

commission

In January I met with my sister-in-law who is going to be coming out with an Easter product next year. She asked for a lily painting as part of this new product's development, and we collaborated a bit to come up with this finished product.

With the light shining through the lily, it feels more majestic, and since this is an Easter piece, symbolically I like that the light is coming through the lily and the lily is pointed slightly upward.

I bought two stems of Easter lilies a couple of weeks apart and took over a hundred photographs in different angles of light and different blooming stages. Lilies are surprisingly hard to get a good angle on as their petals are "spidery" and can be very asymmetrical.

Last Thursday, blessedly, the morning sun was strong and there was no wind, so with my left hand I held the lily up to the light, and squinting into oblivion I looked through my view-finder to snap the photo with my right hand. In the photograph I used, my hand was all over the reference and the stem created a really awkward shadow. Lucky me, I got to just paint that stuff out.

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My name is Cristall Harper. I live in Utah but the Midwest is
home. I'd like to go on a Mediterranean cruise someday. After art, math was my
favorite class in HS and college. I do my crossword puzzles in ink. I love
sports and all things athletic. I wish I was a crew member for the LOTR
trilogy. Tulips are my favorite thing to paint. I am a dog person. I will never
catch up with the weeding to do in my yard. I bought my first pair of Chacos in
the summer of 2011 and they are the most comfortable shoes on the planet. I
hope to use my skills and resources to help the community via programs that
would target under-privileged youth. I am a Mormon: a member of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I love being a full-time artist and I love
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